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PDC Session 4: Home Scale Permaculture: Creating Natural Homes & Edible Landscapes (January 2-3, 2027)

Learn about natural building techniques Gain hands-on experience building a small structure with cob Learn about crop planning strategies Tour the UC Santa Cruz Farm and Chadwick Garden Explore the application of permaculture methods to educational curriculum design and the creation of school garden programs Study food forests and fruit trees Define and design “guilds” or constructed plant communities Discuss local food issues

June 10, 2026

PDC Session 3: Personal & Economic Permaculture (December 5-6, 2026)

Learn and practice nonviolent communication Participate in a Work that Reconnects workshop and learn about the Spiral of the Work That Reconnects Discuss and reflect on Right Livelihood and your role in the Great Turning Explore strategies for mitigating disaster through community resilience, permaculture design, and creating disaster plans Gain an understanding of financial permaculture, challenges with our current economic system, and concepts like money and banking Learn about topics

June 10, 2026

PDC Session 1: Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness (October 3-4, 2026)

Explore the principles and ethics of permaculture Learn design processes and methods for articulating client goals and desired outcomes, and site analysis Study ecology and employ natural patterns as a design tool Participate in a World Cafe with fellow students to access the collective intelligence of the community Practice nature awareness and observation Learn to add value to current systems

June 10, 2026

Permaculture Design Course (Fall 2026 – Winter 2027)

**Registration for full course (all six weekends from October 2026 to March 2027). Registration for individual weekend attendance available here.** At the Santa Cruz Permaculture Farm The Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Certificate course, certified by PINA, the Permaculture Institute of North America, includes the internationally recognized 72-hour curriculum, augmented by an additional 38-hours of hands on practice and field trips. Plus, folks have the

June 10, 2026

Willow Cuttings, ‘Green Dicks’

Salix purpurea ‘Green Dicks’ is a reliable basket willow known for producing slender, straight green rods with excellent flexibility. It is especially valued by weavers for its fine diameter and consistent, uniform growth. Under good conditions, plants typically produce 6–9 feet of usable rods in a single season. Stems are smooth, easy to handle fresh or dried, and suitable for both fine and medium-scale basketry projects. With annual coppicing (cutting back to the stool each winter), it responds with strong, even regrowth ideal for harvest.

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Please place your order at any time. We start shipping in early January until we are sold out. Pre-orders placed between the time we sell out and the next year will be held at the top of our list.

Live willow cuttings are sold in bundles of 5 per variety. 

Need help choosing? View our visual guide or spreadsheet of our currently available varieties with descriptions.

Priced per living stick:

  • $2.50 per stick
  • Bundle of 5 is $14.90
  • Larger orders will be quoted

Willow cuttings are 9 to 10 inches long and should be inserted into soil 7-8 inches deep. Plant in spring, typically March 15 to May 15. Earlier and later plantings are possible with special consideration to water availability, and location of planting. Shipping available throughout the USA via USPS.

February 20, 2026

Willow Cuttings, ‘Polish Purple’

Salix purpurea ‘Polish Purple’ is a refined basketry willow known for its slender, straight rods and distinctive deep purple to burgundy bark. It produces abundant, uniform growth that’s easy to work with—one reason it’s favored by weavers.

This variety is more compact and manageable than many larger willows, typically reaching 6–12 feet depending on how it’s cut. It thrives in full sun and moist, well-drained soil, though it tolerates a range of conditions once established.

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Please place your order at any time. We start shipping in early January until we are sold out. Pre-orders placed between the time we sell out and the next year will be held at the top of our list.

Live willow cuttings are sold in bundles of 5 per variety. 

Need help choosing? View our visual guide or spreadsheet of our currently available varieties with descriptions.

Priced per living stick:

  • $2.50 per stick
  • Bundle of 5 is $14.90
  • Larger orders will be quoted

Willow cuttings are 9 to 10 inches long and should be inserted into soil 7-8 inches deep. Plant in spring, typically March 15 to May 15. Earlier and later plantings are possible with special consideration to water availability, and location of planting. Shipping available throughout the USA via USPS.

February 20, 2026

Willow Cuttings, ‘Frank’

Please place your order at any time. We start shipping in early January until we are sold out. Pre-orders placed between the time we sell out and the next year will be held at the top of our list.

Live willow cuttings are sold in bundles of 5 per variety. 

Need help choosing? View our visual guide or spreadsheet of our currently available varieties with descriptions.

Priced per living stick:

  • $2.50 per stick
  • Bundle of 5 is $14.90
  • Larger orders will be quoted

Willow cuttings are 9 to 10 inches long and should be inserted into soil 7-8 inches deep. Plant in spring, typically March 15 to May 15. Earlier and later plantings are possible with special consideration to water availability, and location of planting. Shipping available throughout the USA via USPS.

February 20, 2026

Willow Cuttings, ‘Britzensis’

Salix × fragilis ‘Britzensis’ (Flame-Stem Willow) is grown for its electric winter display—new growth glows in saturated scarlet and orange. In summer it reads as a vigorous green willow; in winter it becomes a living sculpture of color.

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Please place your order at any time. We start shipping in early January until we are sold out. Pre-orders placed between the time we sell out and the next year will be held at the top of our list.

Live willow cuttings are sold in bundles of 5 per variety. 

Need help choosing? View our visual guide or spreadsheet of our currently available varieties with descriptions.

Priced per living stick:

  • $2.50 per stick
  • Bundle of 5 is $14.90
  • Larger orders will be quoted

Willow cuttings are 9 to 10 inches long and should be inserted into soil 7-8 inches deep. Plant in spring, typically March 15 to May 15. Earlier and later plantings are possible with special consideration to water availability, and location of planting. Shipping available throughout the USA via USPS.

February 20, 2026
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